Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation
Debater's tip (Quality, listening, teamwork): Earns marks: clear, relevant points; listening; polite disagreement; leading without bossing; a good summary; bringing in quiet ones. Loses marks: talking over others, saying nothing, going off topic, personal comments, repeating others, losing your temper. In a scene, the best member is the one whose behaviour helps the whole group think and agree.
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- 1.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Nisha
- 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
- 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
- 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
- 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
- 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
- 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
- 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
- 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
- 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
- 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Arjun
- 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
- 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
- 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
- 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
- 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
- 17.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Riya
- 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
- 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
- 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
- 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Meera
- 24.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
- 26.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
- 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Ananya
- 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
- 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Meera
- 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
- 31.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
- 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
- 33.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
- 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
- 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) a good summary
- 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
- 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
- 38.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Nisha
- 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
Answer key
- Nisha
- Ishaan
- Aarav
- how you take part
- clear, relevant points
- loses marks
- Nisha
- earns marks
- losing your temper
- Vihaan
- Aarav
- loses marks
- repeating others
- building on others
- guiding the group fairly
- Nisha
- False
- True
- Vihaan
- earns marks
- Tara
- Ananya
- Meera
- True
- Nisha
- True
- Tara
- Saanvi
- Meera
- Vihaan
- False
- Ananya
- a clear, fair speaker
- Nisha
- talking over others
- saying nothing
- Nisha
- True
- Arjun
- Vihaan
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